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BIBLE STUDY
www.wordlive.org.uk
Scripture
Union's vision is for every Christian to be engaging enthusiastically with the
Bible and growing in their faith. To this end, and with the next generation very
much in mind, Scripture Union launched a major new ministry resource on New
Year's Day: WordLive - a website
offering access to a wide range of creative approaches to God's Word.
It's
free of charge, intuitive and simple to use - and it works like this . . .
Every
time users log on to WordLive,
they'll be prompted to pray and explore the Bible in a variety of ways. They
can:
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Hear the Bible passage read.
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Listen to a WordLive
podcast or download it to an MP3 player.
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Watch a video clip.
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Listen to a worship song.
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Dig deeper into further Bible study.
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Search on a theme or Bible passage.
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Dip into creative prayer suggestions . . . and
explore a host of other activities.
Users
can sign up to receive a daily WordLive
email, or access WordLive
through a mobile phone. WordLive
is updated every day with new notes, images, videos and audio, and it also
boasts an extensive searchable archive of material. However you choose to use
it, WordLive will bring God's
Word to you, whatever your need, whenever you want, wherever you go.
SU
want to offer WordLive to as
many people as possible, so it will be available free, although SU is inviting
donations towards its upkeep and continual development.
SU
believe WordLive is an
innovative ministry, a creative way to get all God's people into his Word, and a
fresh opportunity for mission. It engages with today's mobile generations, who
live a lot of their lives online. It's ideal for regular personal use and can
also be used for groups.
This
link wordlive.scriptureunion.org.uk/wordlive
leads you to a short presentation about WordLive,
which will give you a brief introduction to the resource. Better still please do
try WordLive for yourself www.wordlive.org.uk
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A word in your ear…
A Word in Time,
the online Bible study for daily life, was launched at the beginning of
September and has been hugely successful, with around 300 visitors to the site
every day.
But now the team have decided to make the studies
even more accessible. An audio file of each day’s Bible study, and a bigger
file with all of the studies for each week can easily be downloaded onto a
computer or mp3 player, so that users can listen at a time convenient to them.
Alison Pollard, Web Writer and Researcher
and the new voice of A Word in Time
says; ‘People find it increasingly difficult to make time to read and reflect
on the Bible in today’s busy world. A Word in
Time made it easier by giving people access to a
Bible study on the internet. Now we’ve taken it to the next level and you can
catch up with your daily Bible study at a time most convenient to you - whether
you’re cooking dinner, doing your weekly shop or on the daily commute to
work.’
A Word in Time
features a daily Bible reading, background and an explanation of the text,
reflections and questions to ponder from that week’s contributor. It follows
the readings in the Methodist Prayer Handbook bringing the 40,000 readers of the
handbook together with online disciples in their search for daily spirituality.
Each audio file is available in two formats
- a high quality version for those using broadband internet connections and a
lower-quality file for those using a dial-up connection. The audio files for
past Bible studies are available online in the Word
in Time archives.
The audio Bible studies are also ideal for
sharing with those who otherwise might not have access to daily Bible notes,
perhaps because of a disability or simply not having access to the internet.
A Word in Time
is voiced by Alison Pollard and Stephen Lambert.
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On-line Bible
Study
A Word in Time - the online
bible study for daily life
As daily life gets more and more hectic,
many find it difficult to make time for the spiritual side of life. Now they can
simply log on to www.methodist.org.uk/bible
from wherever they happen to be and access A Word
in Time, the Methodist Church’s online daily
Bible study.
Launched
on Sunday September 2 as part of the
new-look Methodist website, A Word in Time
features a daily Bible reading, background on the text,
reflections and questions to ponder from that week’s contributor. It follows
the readings in the Methodist Prayer Handbook, All
things in Christ, bringing the 40,000 readers of
the handbook together with online disciples in their search for daily
spirituality. Sundays will be extra special, with a blog attached to the
commentary, enabling users to post their own comments and thoughts on the
featured passage.
Alison Pollard, Web Writer, says; “The
Bible is a central part of our faith, but with our hectic 21st
century lifestyles, it’s often easy to neglect this essential part of our
Christianity. With this exciting new online feature, we are trying to
encourage the reader to apply the Bible to their own life and the social and
political context in which they live.”
Each week, a different writer will offer their
thoughts and reflections on a different passage of the Bible, with fifty-two
contributors in total, from a wide range of social and academic backgrounds.
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Lectionary
Based Videos
The Family Friendly Churches has committed itself to providing each week a video
built around one of the lectionary readings for the following Sunday. These, at
present, can be downloaded and used for absolutely no charge.
Do
try them at:
The
Family Friendly Churches Trust also provides:
Training
on IT and the use of multi-media presentations in Churches: http://www.familyfriendlychurches.org.uk/mmweekend.htm
Digital
hymnbooks: http://www.familyfriendlychurches.org.uk/cdroms.htm
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BOLTON
AND ROCHDALE METHODIST
DISTRICT